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Mercury Theatre & Colchester Operatic Society announce casting for Oliver!

Cast of talented community members announced for the first Made in Colchester production to be presented in the Mercury Theatre’s temporary venue, Mercury at Abbey Field. Mercury Theatre Colchester, Colchester Operatic Society and Colchester Operatic Society Second Edition are delighted…

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Mercury Weinberger Playwriting Prize Winners share their work in the Studio

The Mercury Theatre recently presented the two winning entries for the Mercury/Weinberger’s Playwriting Prize. The first was Target Man, winner of the Future Voices Category, written by Mark Starling. Target Man is an imagining of the myriad implications to identity…

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Mercury Tickets is now Open

Our new temporary Box Office location on Colchester High Street, Mercury Tickets, is now open – pop in and see us! Mercury Tickets is located at 145 High Street, Colchester (between Fenn Wright and Wagamama), and has been made possible…

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Mercury at Abbey Field Season On Sale Today!

We are thrilled to announce our Autumn/Winter 2019 season! This exciting season will take place our bespoke pop-up theatre venue, Mercury at Abbey Field, while our theatre building undergoes major redevelopment work as part of the Mercury Rising capital project.…

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Our Exciting New Ticket Sales Location

We are excited to announce that during our Mercury Rising redevelopment project, our friendly Customer Experience team will be based at a new temporary town centre location, Mercury Tickets. Mercury Tickets opens on Tue 4 Jun, and our team will…

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GFM and Mercury Theatre announce new partnership as GFM supports Mercury Rising Capital Appeal

GFM shows support for the future of arts and culture in Colchester with sponsorship of the new building’s ‘Lounge’ space The Mercury Theatre Colchester are excited to announce that GFM Holdings, a local customer experience agency employing almost 300 staff,…

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Mercury Theatre Support Local School with Followspot Donation

Recently we were able to donate our older followspots to Thomas Lord Audley school, as part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the community with a variety of projects. The two followspots have been at the Mercury for many years…

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